300724 (v.3) Nursing and Midwifery Bioscience 243

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Other:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	300717 (v.4) Health in Ageing 223 or any previous version OR 310827 (v.1) Healthy Childbearing 212 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Pathophysiology. Oxygenation: lung function and dysfunction, lifestyle factors. Elimination, alterations in normal patterns. Metabolism and nutrition: alterations in normal patterns. Mobility life style adaptations. Homeostasis: blood pressure control, fluid and electrolyte balance. Body defence: wound healing. Pain response. Antimicrobial resistance. Pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacology related to selected disease states.
Syllabus:	Pathophysiology. Oxygenation: lung function and dysfunction, lifestyle factors. Elimination, alterations in normal patterns. Metabolism and nutrition: alterations in normal patterns. Mobility lifestyle adaptations. Homeostasis: blood pressure control, fluid and electrolyte balance. Body defence: wound healing. Pain response. Antimicrobial resistance. Pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacology related to selected disease states.
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Field of Education:	010913 Human Biology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Fully Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2008	Geraldton University Centre	Semester 2	Y
2008	Great Southern TAFE Albany	Semester 2	Y

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External